Name That Artist - '80s Edition, Part 2 Quiz

Answer: "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" - Pink Floyd

The iconic chorus of kids in this song was twenty-three kids between the ages of thirteen and fifteen. In order to make it sound like there were more kids singing, their part of the song was overdubbed twelve times.

Answer: "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen

Reaching number one in 1981 on the "US Billboard Hot 100", this song was mired in controversy. Several Christian groups stated that, when played backward, this song's chorus states "It's fun to smoke marijuana". Record executives have denied that there is any pro-cannabis messages in the song.

Answer: "Centerfold" - J. Geils Band

Climbing all the way to number one on the "US Billboard Hot 100" in 1982, this song comes in at number fifty-two in "Billboard's All-Time Top Songs". "Centerfold" has been covered by numerous acts including Hayseed Dixie, Status Quo, and Against All Authority, among others.

Answer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler

Reaching number one on the "US Billboard Hot 100" in 1983, Bonnie Tyler became the first Welsh singer to hit the top spot on that list. This song has been covered on the big screen and small screen. In the movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", Greg performs his version to get into a school play. The song has also been used in "Glee" and "The Voice".

Answer: "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama

"Cruel Summer" was released in 1983 with moderate success. It was featured in the film "The Karate Kid", showing Daniel's first day at his new school. After that, the song took off and reached as high as number nine on the "US Billboard Hot 100" in 1984. Though the song was in the movie, Bananarama wouldn't consent to it being on "The Karate Kid" soundtrack.

Answer: "Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams

Jim Valance, who wrote this song with Bryan Adams, has stated that a some of the lines in this song were inspired by other songs, including "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner, "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen, and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles. In the summer of 1969, Adams was nine years old.

Answer: "The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley

The title comes from a book called "Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn. The book is about The Brooklyn Dodgers, who moved to Los Angeles and broke the hearts of their fans when they left. ESPN had used this song to promote baseball's Home Run Derby. Henley has since refused to let the network use the song because ESPN hired Rush Limbaugh as a football analyst and Henley loathes Rush Limbaugh.

Answer: "I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow

This song was originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965, but Bow Wow Wow's version has been ranked at number eight on VH-1's "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s". Their version has also been used in the films "Napoleon Dynamite", "Bio-Dome", "Private School" and "High Fidelity", among others.

Answer: "Life In A Northern Town" - Dream Academy

Working its way up to number seven on the "US Billboard Hot 100", this song was the first single for Dream Academy. It was originally to be named "Morning Lasted All Day" but band member Nick Laird-Clowes, who was a friend of Paul Simon, asked Simon's advice on the title and Simon stated "That's no good" and so the name was eventually changed.

Answer: "Walk Like An Egyptian" - The Bangles

All of the members of the band sang a verse in this song except for drummer Debbi Peterson. Peterson was originally supposed to sing the whole song, but the producer changed that. This song was originally offered to Toni Basil but she refused it and the Bangles needed one more song to complete their album, so they took it.